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Markell Welcomes 100+ to Delaware Green Building Conference
Address to New Castle County Sustainability Seminar on Green Buildings Follows Climate Prosperity Announcement and Green Jobs Grant to build Electric Vehicles
State Treasurers Urge Feds to Respond to Mortgage Crisis
Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell and six other State Treasurers have united behind FDIC Chairperson Sheila Bair's national foreclosure proposal and requested the support of the Secretary of the Treasury, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the United States Treasurer and Congressional leaders to support it, as well.
Carper, Castle Announce More Than $1.7 Million in Grants for Five New Housing Projects...
WILMINGTON, DE - January 7, 2008 - U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (DE), U.S. Rep. Michael Castle (DE), and Wilmington Mayor James Baker joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of Pittsburgh this afternoon to announce more than $1.7 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant money to five housing developments in Delaware that will provide needed affordable housing while improving the conditions of properties and neighborhoods.
Smyrna feels building boom; Shopping center springs up as diner readies move
The landmark restaurant has been working on moving from its current in-town location to a spot near the Gateway North shopping center at the intersection of Del. 1 and U.S. 13.
Dilsheimer Communities Offers Homebuyers the Chance to ‘Live Free For a Year’
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Dilsheimer Communities, a builder of new homes in North Carolina, Delaware and Pennsylvania, is offering homebuyers the ultimate deal: They are offering to pay the entire first 12 months of principal and interest payments on all new Dilsheimer homes sold for a limited time.
New form clears up home sale confusion
Effective Nov. 1, all Delaware Realtors have a new sales agreement available for residential property. This agreement has been adapted for all three counties in an attempt to include the best practices from each county.
Housing woes lead to Freeman layoffs
FENWICK ISLAND -- Feeling the pinch of a sluggish real estate market, Bayside in Fenwick Island has cut nearly 30 percent of its home building staff.The layoffs won't curtail the project's final buildout of 1,640 homes, said Patti Grimes, vice president of the community division for Carl M. Freeman Associates.
State lays down law in realty
For many years, agency relationships have been one of the most difficult things to understand within a real estate transaction. If you are selling a home, would you want the salesperson to represent you exclusively? The same is true for a buyer. How does a real estate salesperson represent a buyer or seller? What are their duties? These are only a few of the questions regarding an agency that one may have in a real estate transaction.
Kent can’t control all property
Eric Buckson's explanation regarding his anti-development decisions in Kent County during recent Levy Court decisions sounds logical and convincing until you analyze exactly what he is proposing and the consequences.
Townsend considers hiring its own cops
TOWNSEND -- This tiny southwestern New Castle County town is no hotbed of crime, but that doesn't mean that the 1,000 or so residents feel safe and satisfied.
State to buy BofA building for $13 million
Delaware will pay Bank of America $13 million for an office building and parking lot in downtown Wilmington, and create a state employee education and training center at the site, legislators decided Sunday in the waning hours of their 2007 session.
